I don’t how I keep producing these world class match threads, but here’s another for y’all to salivate over
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Injury-hit Wolves will be without Ruben Vinagre, who suffered a hamstring injury in the midweek FA Cup defeat.
This has led to left-sided player Ryan Giles being recalled from loan at Shrewsbury, and the teenager is likely to be on the bench.
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has no fresh injury worries.
The only absentee is full-back Yan Valery, who has been suffering from a virus but is expected to rejoin training at the end of the month.
How Danny Ings got his groove back
Wolves lose to Man Utd in FA Cup
MOTD COMMENTATOR'S NOTES
@Mark_Scott_: Southampton are now looking up rather than down the table following their fine run of form, with the Saints currently closer to European qualification than the relegation zone.
Danny Ings has been a major reason behind their resurgence, with his superb scoring run understandably leading to clamour for an England recall.
If any team could have done without an FA Cup replay in midweek, it was Wolves, with this already their 39th game of the season, which is more than any other Premier League side has played.
It looks as though that might be starting to catch up with them after some tired performances of late, when they've looked especially jaded in attack.
VIEW FROM THE DUGOUT
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl on Wolves: "You have to praise this team, because they do a fantastic job. They have good quality in attack, and also defending they don't concede a lot of goals. I think they have only lost five Premier League games so far, and that shows a lot.
"All the opponents are strong, and we are feeling also strong at the moment, and this is important for us."
Wolves head coach Nuno Espirito Santo: "We must realise that everyone knows how we play, and teams are trying to find new things.
"We have to raise our standards to sustain it and take advantage of the things we have. We try new solutions.
"There are two ways to improve, change - which we will never do - so it's about the building process."
LAWRO'S PREDICTION fack off Lowro
Danny Ings has scored 10 goals in his last 10 Premier League starts
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Southampton have won both times they have previously hosted Wolves in the Premier League.
Wolves have lost their past five top-flight visits to Southampton, a run stretching back to 1980.
Southampton
Southampton could win four league matches in a row for the first time since May 2016.
Since losing 9-0 to Leicester in October, Saints have conceded just 14 goals in 12 league games.
Only Liverpool and Manchester City have won more points over their past 10 Premier League matches than Southampton's tally of 20.
Southampton could win their ninth Premier League fixture of the season, equalling their total for the whole of 2018-19.
Saints have earned six fewer points at home than they have in the same number of matches away this season, also scoring five fewer goals.
They have kept just one clean sheet in their 11 home league matches this season.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolves are winless in three league games and have lost their last two away fixtures in the division.
They have scored 22 second-half goals in this season's top flight - only Leicester City and Manchester City have scored more.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side have conceded the first goal in an unrivalled 15 league games this season, including the last six in a row.
However, they have recovered a league-high 15 points from losing positions.
Wolves have kept only two clean sheets in their last 26 Premier League away matches.
None of Wolves' Premier League goals this season (excluding own goals) have been scored by an English player.
🔥Saints v Wolves🔥[LIVE]
posted on 19/1/20
VAR robbed Liverpool of a perfectly good goal as there is no way than Van Dyke fouled de Gea. De Gea made no protest at all until the ball went in the net and then verbally attacked the ref getting a yellow card for his trouble. The other goal that was chalked off was another forensically examined offside decisions with a bit of shoulder 'offside' absolute shiite as usual. Liverpool did just what they needed to do to win the game and no more.
I have no great love for Liverpool either but every game that Man U lose keeps them within touching distance of us and that's a good thing in my book.
posted on 19/1/20
Quite a triple threat match with lonewolf, halfy and blackstarr these days I see
posted on 19/1/20
Brown Starr with a yellow streak has pressed the filter button. It's all too much for him this weekend, bless him.
posted on 19/1/20
Wolfgang playing for Barcelona.
posted on 19/1/20
Ohhhh just seen Leicester lost
If only we hadn't dropped so many points
posted on 19/1/20
comment by GeminMallorca FOVAR (U18318)
posted about 2 hours ago
VAR robbed Liverpool of a perfectly good goal as there is no way than Van Dyke fouled de Gea. De Gea made no protest at all until the ball went in the net and then verbally attacked the ref getting a yellow card for his trouble. The other goal that was chalked off was another forensically examined offside decisions with a bit of shoulder 'offside' absolute shiite as usual. Liverpool did just what they needed to do to win the game and no more.
I have no great love for Liverpool either but every game that Man U lose keeps them within touching distance of us and that's a good thing in my book.
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I think it was a foul. Van Dijk's head made contact with De Gea's arm causing him to drop it. I would be fuming if that happened to Rui and it wasn't called.
The goal that was ruled out for offside was called by the linesman in real time, so wasn't forensically examined. It was offside, you didn't even need to draw lines.
Both Perreira and Martial missed absolute sitters. Seems to be a theme when teams play Liverpool this year. I recognise that it was a good result for Wolves, but am not going to pretend to be happy for Liverpool when they win or that it is well deserved.
posted on 19/1/20
I thought Liverpool looked quite nervy today. Guess they can rarely have gone into a game against Utd where they were so overwhelmingly expected to win. Seemed to weigh heavily on them. Utd gave them a run for their money but just aren’t very good at the moment. Our next two games are against Liverpool then Utd and we’ll be favourites to lose both the games, but I don’t think we will
posted on 19/1/20
I'm absolutely sick to death of plastic scousers all over my social media, terwats that's have never set foot on Merseyside giving it the big un because "their" team is nailed on to win the league.
We can't stop them, but I hope to God we give those s a bloody nose on Thursday. I've no problem with genuine liverpool fans but the absolute sh!thouses that tag on to them need a proper dose of reality. But for VAR they would have got it at Anfield, I dearly hope we stuff em on Thursday.
P.S. these remarks have nothing whatsoever to do with my Evertonian connections
Come on Gem get that preview up.
posted on 20/1/20
comment by Oldgoldilox - 1 Carl Ikeme (U17303)
posted 10 hours, 43 minutes ago
Come on Gem get that preview up.
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Yes sir, coming right up
posted on 20/1/20
Well, another wonderful match thread draws to a natural end, good job the next instalment is just around the corner